Artemis I ready for launch according to ESA + NASA
ESA and NASA’s Artemis I spacecraft is cleared for launch after a series of final tests at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ESA’s European Service Module (ESM) will provide electrical power and propel the uncrewed Orion capsule in an ...
UPDATE 1: Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed mission successfully lifts off from West Texas
The launch of Blue Origin's 22nd New Shepard program human spaceflight mission. Blue Origin has successfully completed the firm's sixth, human spaceflight and the 22nd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew achieved three historic firsts: Sara Sabry became ...
Flying to the Moon is the South Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter thanks to a SpaceX Falcon 9
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts the KPLO satellite to orbit. Photo is courtesy of the company. On Thursday, August 4th at 7:08 p.m. ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched KPLO to a ballistic lunar transfer orbit from Space Launch ...
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Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) renews 5 more years with Satcom Global’s AuraNow maritime VSAT
Satcom Global announced that PCL has extended its agreement for AuraNow maritime VSAT services for 5 more years, giving its fleet access to unlimited data with truly flexible bandwidth. PCL uses the AuraNow customer portal to upgrade its Ku-band package ...
Business Moves, Cloud Services, Constellation, Contracts, Data Management, Data Storage, Ground Stations, Mission Control, SmallSats
Sidus Space has selected AWS for their LizzieSat™ constellation
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) has selected Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to provide cloud storage of mission critical Satellite-as-a-Service operation and customer data for the upcoming LizzieSat™ constellation. The primary mission of LizzieSat is to enhance the collection and intelligent ...
Omnispace’s new moves for leadership team strengthens the implementation of world’s first global network offering direct-to-device connectivity
These appointments will support focused initiatives to accelerate strategic partnerships with satellite and mobile industry participants as the company drives toward development of the world’s first global 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN)... Omnispace announced key moves to strengthen its executive leadership ...
Xona Space Systems secures million$$$ in investments from First Spark Ventures + Lockheed Martin Ventures
Xona Space Systems announces they have raised an oversubscribed financing round to accelerate the development of the company's high-performance, commercial, satellite navigation network, bringing their total funding to more than $25 million. The round was led by First Spark Ventures ...
Business Moves, Defense, Funding, Innovation, Manufacturing, Quantum, Sensors, Space Services, Venture Capital
Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund doubles in size
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has doubled the company's venture capital fund from $200 million to $400 million and the firm will use the increased funds to continue to accelerate future defense innovation through investment in start-up technology companies. Lockheed Martin ...
CCSDS, Comms, COTS, Data RIQ spacecomelay, DVB-S2, Germany, Inmarsat, Satellite-to-Ground, SDR, Telemetry, Transceiver
IQ spacecom’s data relay solution to be presented @ upcoming trade exhibitions
IQ spacecom has been researching and developing their products at the company headquarters in Berlin for many years and will be demonstrating their broad product portfolio that covers state-of-the-art comms technologies — such as the firm's advanced SDR (Software Defined ...
ViaLite HWDR links’ providing enhanced performance at Kourou’s Space Operations Center
“By allowing customers to improve intermodulation performance and detect much smaller signals, space operational requirements can be catered for much more easily,” ... ViaLite’s Hyper Wide Dynamic Range (HWDR) links are providing enhanced performance at a teleport operations center in ...
Business Moves, Contracts, Government, Military, SATCOM, SATCOM-as-a-Service, UK MoD, United Kingdom (UK)
Ovzon receives million$ order from the UK MoD
Ovzon has received an order for the renewal of the company's SATCOM-as-a-Service from the UK MoD through the company’s partner, Airbus. The 18 month renewal, valued at $1.1 million, will start on September 1, 2022, and represents an extension of ...
Multi-year fleet comms contract for Speedcast from Lindblad Expeditions
Speedcast has been awarded a multi-year contract with Lindblad Expeditions to expand their agreement to deliver significantly increased connectivity service and serve five additional ships. As part of the agreement, the ships will be upgraded with Speedcast’s Unified Global Platform ...
Gilat to provide digital services over satellite to central Asian government
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has signed an agreement to provide a SkyEdge II-c hub and hundreds of VSATs to a government in Central Asia. The Gilat equipment will be used to connect rural villages to the ...
